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Trustee reports to the Court
3.9 If required by the Court, a Trustee must file in the Court a written report and be available
to the Court for questioning on any matter relating to the administration of the Trust or to
Trustee performance.
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TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
The
judges of the Māori Land Court expect that 90% of Court decisions will be delivered
within three months of the last day of hearing or receipt of the last submission in the
case in question.
Any member of the preferred classes of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of their intention to pursue a right of first refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 18 February 2026
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the land by way of sale.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, Friday 23rd January 2026.
Following an urgent Māori Land Courthearing held on Wednesday, 2 August 2023, the Court has directed that the five separate hui scheduled on Saturday, 5 August 2023 for the following Māori Reservations is CANCELLED:
Whakapoungakau No.7A Māori Reservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7B 2 Māori Reservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7C Māori Reservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7F Māori Reservation; and
Whakapoungakau No.7G Māori Reservation.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court no later than 4.00pm 22 September 2025 .
Developed by judges for judges and published by Te Kura Kaiwhakawā (Institute of Judicial Studies), the bench book offers guidance on what judges may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court (the Court).